Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
SUNDAY AT THE CAPITAL
The Insurance Companies Preparing o
Bill in Their Behalf Watching
the Bucket-Shop Bill.
Judge Bower before the House Penitentia.
ries COmmittee-Dr Rutherford's
Confirmation.
Special to the Gazette,

state capital seems to be an off day with
members and Senators, and, from appear
snces, dedicated to doing penance for
Legislative acts of omission and commits
sion.
1t is probable that the school text book
bill will receive several amendments be-
fore it will pass the Senate.
1t is understood that the insurance
companies are preparing bill to be in
troduced in their behalf in few days,
but Just what character of a bill is not
known.
The John b Hood Camp of Confederate
Veterans held meeting in The city last
evening and admitted Colonel f.. u.
Bower of Dallas, Judge Silas Hare
of Sherman and Judge W. B. Plem-
mons Of Henriet. a to membership.
The board OF directors of the Home was
increased from fifteen to twenty mem
bers, fifteen of whom shall be members
of the Camp. Committees were appointed
on the publication IF newspaper and to
confer with parties making proposition
to get up land lottery scheme in the in
teTest of the Home.
When the call for the yeas and nays on
motion TO adjourn was made yesterday,
Hon. James \ Browning was talking to
neighbor member and probably lid not
understand tle motion, for when his
name was called he answered, S. B. Max
ey, much to the amusement of the House
A bill to create the office of State Geol-
ogist is under examination by the com
mittee on state affairs. II was introduced
bY Richardson of Leon in the House. A
Senator has pr posed similar bill in the
Senate. There is an opposition based on
the failure of the work of the old geologi-
cal survey.
Major Waldo, Major Ike c. Stafford,
DR.. Dolen and Representative Keriicks
left for Houston last night.
Ex-Governor Roberts was spectator
at the Joint baloting for Senator yester-
day.
County Judge L G. Bower of Dallas
was before the House committee on pen
itentiaries last night, and was accorded
the honor Of addressing the members for
three-quarterS of an hour on the short
term convict work on county poor farms
and public roads, a system which was de-
veloped most successfully in Dallas Coun-
tV during his two terms as County Judge.
Judge Bower made very clear and eX
haustive statement of the merits OF the
system, and at the conclusion Of his argu-
ment, as test of the sentiment of the
committee, a resolution was submitted by
Mr.. Groce of Ellis county, which was
unanimously adopted, pledging the men,
bers to an Endorsement of the short term
plan. The committee had bill on the
subject under consideration at the time,
but desired 10 perfect 1t in detail, and re-
ferred the matter to a subcommittee to
a.
ticable. Judge Bower was invited to re-
main at Austin long enough to assist in
drafting the measure, and will do so.
The entire committee are in favor OF the
proposed legislation, and there is every
probability of its enactment.
In the matter of the confirmation of
Dr. Rutherford as State Health Officer,
that gentlemen got in by the skin of his
his teeth, the vote standing 81 to 10, just
the number necessary to confirm. His
success was brought about more from q
horror on the part OF the Sen
ate for antagonizing Governor
Ross at the outstart of
his administration than for any other
reason. Had one less affirmative vote
been cast the nomination would have
been rejected. 1t is learned on very
good authority that the necessary vote to
confirm was cast by q Senator who has
most bitterly condemned DR.. Ruth rfOrd
and severely criticised Governor Ross on
the appointment, but finally became
tractable for the sake of harmony. 1t is
also said that few days ago special
Senate committee had DR.. Rutherford
and a number of Galveston and Houston
witnesses before them in the investiga
ton of charges against the Doctor in con-
nection with old Galveston guarantees,
and the new guardian Of the people
against yellow fever, etc, was
hauled over the Goals at lively
rate. The witnesses called ap-
peared, it is learned, to show
q disposition to bury the Ratchet and
smoke the pipe of peace. DR.. Gather
ford's narrow escape from rejection
amounts to a senatorial Injunction some
thing like "You know what has hap
pened; don't let it happen again"
l.. C. Baker, General Western and South
western Superintendent of the Western
Union TELEGRAPH Company at st. Louis,
and Bell BrooGs, manager at Galveston,
are In the city Mr. b iker has sharp
eye which is located directly on the vital
portions of the buCket-shOp prohibition
bill. II that measure D sses many q
bright duCat is missed from the Golfers
of the telegraph companies In diminished
tolls for the transmission of market
calls.
The insurance lobby has put its work
in enerl tically with the senators. VI st
of them left last night. Mr.. Trezevant
of Dallas, chief of the fraternity, in
conversing with q GAZETTE correspond
ent stated that he believed the Moore
auti-pool bill will be strsngled in the
Senate. The measure passed to engross-
ment in the House by over seventy ma
jority, but move may be made on Mon
day for reconsideration. The insurance
men think that if it passes then it will
be by not more than fifty majority, and
lis will Indicate reac ion of sentiment
in thu House which will have its effect in
the Senate. -
GAINESVILLE.